COLORADO SPRINGS -- A Sept. 16 wedding is planned by Kimberly Ralph of Mishawaka and Jacob Shearer. Their engagement is announced by her parents, Priscilla and Richard Ralph of Colorado Springs, Colo. The prospective groom is the son of Karen and David Shearer of South Bend.

SOUTH BEND - Elsie Anna Sochocki, 78, of Colorado Springs, Colo., formerly of South Bend, died Sunday in her home. Survivors include a daughter, Sandra L. Aldrich of Orlando, Fla.; a son, Bob F. of Colorado Springs; and a sister, Lucille Lubelski of South Bend. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Church. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday in Kaniewski Funeral Home, 2545 N. Bendix Drive.

The kickoff for Notre Dame's Oct. 26 football road game at Air Force will be 5 p.m. EDT, the Mountain West Conference announced Friday. The game will be televised from Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., by CBS Sports Network.

BRISTOL Â? Shirley and Michael Kofeldt of Bristol announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren, and Carmen Napolitano, both of Colorado Springs, Colo. Parents of the prospective groom are Elizabeth and Angelo Napolitano of Lansing. A July 11, 2009, wedding is planned.

MIDDLEBURY - James E. Peterson Sr., 77, died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday in his home of natural causes. Survivors include his wife, Dolores; a daughter, Jill D. Woolwine of Mishawaka; two sons, Jerrold S. "Jerry" of Elkhart and James E. of Millersburg; two stepdaughters, Sandra J. Cyre of Missouri and Anna Cook of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a stepson, Kevin J. Cook of Colorado Springs; and a sister, Patricia Rosenburg of Lockport, Ill. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in First Presbyterian Church.

CHICAGO -- St. Benedict Catholic Church was the setting for the 3 p.m. June 24 wedding of Jessica B. Schubert and Sgt. 1st Class Mario R. Osorio. They are making their home in Colorado Springs, Colo. The bride's parents are Christine A. Lauber and Ronald A. Schubert, both of South Bend. Parents of the groom are Clara and Roberto Osorio of Aspen Hill, Md. The bride graduated from St. Joseph's High School, South Bend; Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., with a bachelor's degree in management; and DePaul University with a master's degree in education.

Walkerton’s Tanner Brooks has qualified for the National Junior Olympic Shotgun Championships after competing at the Indiana State JO Qualifier on May 21 in Warsaw, Ind. Brooks surpassed the automatic qualifying score of 105 targets required to attend by posting a 111/125. He is currently a member of the USA Junior Olympic Shotgun team competing in International Skeet. This is Brooks’ second year on the Junior Olympic team. He is currently ranked eighth nationally. Brooks plans to compete at the National Junior Olympic Shotgun Championship in early August in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Jakob Keldsen placed first in International Skeet Shooting competition in Indiana, besting a field of 16 shooters. Keldsen qualified for the Junior Olympics, being held in Colorado Springs the week of June 17th. Keldsen will also represent the USA this week in Suhl, Germany, this Saturday in the International Skeet, the largest youth shooting competition event held in the world. At the Spring Selection at Fort Benning, Ga., on May 10-12, Keldsen placed fifth among junior men. Syndey Carson came in sixth among Junior Women.

LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) -- Firefighters faced dangerous conditions across much of the Rocky Mountain region Monday, as they toiled in hot, dry weather to battle a wildfire that has charred nearly 92 square miles in northern Colorado. Authorities said they determined eight more homes have burned in the fire near Fort Collins. The blaze started June 9 and now has destroyed at least 189 homes -- the most in the state's history. The fire is 50 percent contained. The wind was relatively calm Monday, despite forecasts of gusts of up to 50 mph, fire information officer Brett Haberstick said.

Affirmation that his game has been really good finally arrived from a most unlikely source for Notre Dame guard Eric Atkins. Set this fall to begin his third season as a team captain and fourth as a main guy, Atkins never before earned any all-conference honor. Not after he led the Big East in assist-turnover ratio (2.8) as a true freshman on an Irish team that won 27 games and tied the school record with 14 league victories. Not after he helped steer the Irish to a third-place league finish as a sophomore.

Jakob Keldsen placed first in International Skeet Shooting competition in Indiana, besting a field of 16 shooters. Keldsen qualified for the Junior Olympics, being held in Colorado Springs the week of June 17th. Keldsen will also represent the USA this week in Suhl, Germany, this Saturday in the International Skeet, the largest youth shooting competition event held in the world. At the Spring Selection at Fort Benning, Ga., on May 10-12, Keldsen placed fifth among junior men. Syndey Carson came in sixth among Junior Women.

Kysre Gondrezick has had a whirlwind freshman year at Benton Harbor. The 5-foot-9 guard averaged 28.3 points, 13.0 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 3.8 steals for the Tigers and earned Associated Press Class B All-State honors. Gondrezick was a success in the classroom, leading her class with a 4.6 GPA. And Thursday she left for Colorado Springs, Colo., as one of 33 girls invited to try out for the 2013 USA Basketball Women's U16 National Team. “I'm beyond excited,” Gondrezick said.

The kickoff for Notre Dame's Oct. 26 football road game at Air Force will be 5 p.m. EDT, the Mountain West Conference announced Friday. The game will be televised from Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., by CBS Sports Network.

LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) -- Firefighters faced dangerous conditions across much of the Rocky Mountain region Monday, as they toiled in hot, dry weather to battle a wildfire that has charred nearly 92 square miles in northern Colorado. Authorities said they determined eight more homes have burned in the fire near Fort Collins. The blaze started June 9 and now has destroyed at least 189 homes -- the most in the state's history. The fire is 50 percent contained. The wind was relatively calm Monday, despite forecasts of gusts of up to 50 mph, fire information officer Brett Haberstick said.

Walkerton’s Tanner Brooks has qualified for the National Junior Olympic Shotgun Championships after competing at the Indiana State JO Qualifier on May 21 in Warsaw, Ind. Brooks surpassed the automatic qualifying score of 105 targets required to attend by posting a 111/125. He is currently a member of the USA Junior Olympic Shotgun team competing in International Skeet. This is Brooks’ second year on the Junior Olympic team. He is currently ranked eighth nationally. Brooks plans to compete at the National Junior Olympic Shotgun Championship in early August in Colorado Springs, Colo.

ENGAGEMENTS TANKERSLEY -- KLAPPAUF CASSOPOLIS -- Announcing the engagement of Coreyanne Tankersley and Brian Klappauf are her parents, Susan and Stephen Tankersley of Cassopolis. Sandra and Carl Klappauf of Vandalia are parents of the prospective groom, who lives in Cassopolis. A June 6, 2009, wedding is planned. KOFELDT -- NAPOLITANO BRISTOL -- Shirley and Michael Kofeldt of Bristol announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren, and Carmen Napolitano, both of Colorado Springs, Colo.

BRISTOL Â? Shirley and Michael Kofeldt of Bristol announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren, and Carmen Napolitano, both of Colorado Springs, Colo. Parents of the prospective groom are Elizabeth and Angelo Napolitano of Lansing. A July 11, 2009, wedding is planned.

CHICAGO -- St. Benedict Catholic Church was the setting for the 3 p.m. June 24 wedding of Jessica B. Schubert and Sgt. 1st Class Mario R. Osorio. They are making their home in Colorado Springs, Colo. The bride's parents are Christine A. Lauber and Ronald A. Schubert, both of South Bend. Parents of the groom are Clara and Roberto Osorio of Aspen Hill, Md. The bride graduated from St. Joseph's High School, South Bend; Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., with a bachelor's degree in management; and DePaul University with a master's degree in education.